Sometimes, when everyone else is waiting for someone else to take the first step, you need to be the one to drive the change.

We have a normal. As you move outside of your comfort zone, what was once the unknown and frightening becomes your new normal.

A problem is only a problem when viewed as a problem. All change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.

Leadership is not a popularity contest; it's about leaving your ego at the door. The name of the game is to lead without a title

Difficult times disrupt your conventional ways of thinking and push you to forge better habits of thought, performance and being.

The greatest things in life all require commitment, sacrifice, some struggle and hardship. It's not easy. But absolutely worth it.

Laughter opens your heart and soothes your soul. No one should ever take life so seriously that they forget to laugh at themselves.

Alright, the secret of happiness is simple: find out what you truly love to do and then direct all of your energy towards doing it.

Nothing fails like success. Because when you are at the top, it's so easy to stop doing the very things that brought you to the top.

We can Fire a missile across the world with pinpoint accuracy, but we trouble keeping a date with our children to go to the library.

Either you set your goals and, in doing so, have your life governed by choice or you do nothing and have your life governed by chance.

I had many of the trappings of success. I was a lawyer. I drove a nice car and I had nice things. But "things" don't make a rich life.

Goal-getting matters. And writing down the brave acts and bold dreams you intend to accomplish will provide the spark to get them done.

The value of getting to your goals lives not in reaching the goal but what the talents/strengths/capabilities the journey reveals to you.

Our wounds ultimately give us wisdom. Our stumbling blocks inevitably become our stepping stones. And our setbacks lead us to our strengths

I believe we can accelerate our acumen, performance and success by leveraging our associations and spending time with people better than us.

Hope looks good on paper. But what creates greatness is focus, dedication and hard work. Daily. Go do it. We deserve to see you fly in 2014.

When you see yourself as a powerful creator of your conditions, you'll see opportunities to get to your goals - and dreams - all around you.

All too often, we spend our days waiting for the ideal path to appear in front of us. We forget that paths are made by walking, not waiting.

Leave your ego at the door every morning, and just do some truly great work. Few things will make you feel better than a job brilliantly done.

Cell phones, mobile e-mail, and all the other cool and slick gadgets can cause massive losses in our creative output and overall productivity.

Dreams don't "come true". Dreams get "made true". You have the power to get up, execute and make beautiful results happen, day by valuable day.

People fear leaving their safe harbor of the known and venturing off into the unknown. Human beings crave certainty - even when it limits them.

The only way to permanently install a new habit is to direct so much energy toward it that the old one slips away like an unwelcome house guest.

Be spectacularly great at what you do. Wear your passion on your sleeve and hold your heart in the palm of your hand. And work hard. Really hard.

No matter how big a house you have or how slick a car you drive, the only thing you can take with you at the end of your life is your conscience.

Leadership is no longer about your position. It's now more about your passion for excellence and making a difference You can lead without a title

The real secret to a life of abundance is to stop spending your days searching for security and to start spending your time pursuing opportunity.

Clarity precedes mastery and the more clear you can get on what you want to create in life, the more focused you will be in your daily behaviors.

The quality of success you will experience in your life ultimately depends upon the tiny choices you make every minute of every hour of every day.

The real value of setting and achieving goals lies not in the rewards you receive, but in the person you become as a result of reaching your goals.

Our biggest enemy is our own self-doubt. We really can achieve extraordinary things in our lives. But we sabotage our greatness because of our fear

Because the moment you stop doing the very things that got you to the top of the mountain is the very moment you begin the slid down to the valley.

Once every seven days, do something that frightens you. Every time we do something that we resist and is frightening, we actually grow in our power.

Leadership is a mindset that shifts from being a victim to creating results. Any one of us can demonstrate leadership in our work and within our lives.

Investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. It will not only improve your life, it will improve the lives of all those around you.

A leadership culture is one where everyone thinks like an owner, a CEO or a managing director. It's one where everyone is entrepreneurial and proactive.

Your genius will shine through, and happiness will fill your life, the instant you discover your higher purpose and direct all your energies towards it.

When your every thought and your every action is directed to your ultimate life goals, you become unstoppable and assured of great success and happiness.

I take a massage each week. This isn't an indulgence, it's an investment in your full creative expression/productivity/passion and sustained good health.

Every second you dwell on the past you steal from your future. Every minute you spend focusing on your problems you take away from finding your solutions.

Dreaming is great, but thinking big thoughts alone will not build a business, pay your bills or make you into the person you know in your heart you can be.

Dreamers are mocked as impractical. The truth is they are the most practical, as their innovations lead to progress and a better way of life for all of us.

If your outer life is really a reflection of the quality of your inner life, then it's a brilliant move to spend at least an hour a day working on yourself.

All things being equal, the primary competitive advantage of your business will be your ability to grow Leaders Without Titles faster than your industry peers.

Things are not as bad as it seems. The situations that cause us sorrow are the same ones that introduce us to the strength, power and wisdom that we truly are.

Don’t tolerate any form of average. Don’t accept Dis-excellence. Don’t stand for mediocre. If you’re going to settle, then please settle for the absolute best.

When you treat people with massive respect and kindness, amazing to me how they return your respect and kindness 100X...even though you expected zero in return.

The more you worry about being applauded by others and making money, the less you'll focus on doing the great work that will generate applause. And make you money.

The most satisfied and enlightened people realize that successful and dynamic living starts from within. Before you can care for others, you must care for yourself.

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